The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
PARTISAN BITTERNESS.
"Tseforrners' in Eaton Rouge Seek t
AGrnnt the Governor.

'1seEOTEneTS' IN Is9tOH AACaSC SSS~ ~
Affront the Governor.
New Orleans Times-Denocrat.
BATON RoUGE, Nov. 11.-During the past
few days tho correspondent of IHE IIMEs
DEMOCRAT has heard Tnmors to the effect
that certain supporters of Gen. NICHOLS III
this city had declined to pay the amounts
they had subscribed to aid the Central Louis
lana Fair Association in giving Their pro-
posed fair, because the committee on invita-
ton had invited Gov. McEnery to be present
al the opening of the fair and deliver an adj
dress, and made the withdrawal Of the invi-
tation q positive necessity to secure their
financial aid.
These un1ors looked 30 improbable and
unreasonable that your correspondent did
not consider them worthy Of attention until
last evening. when he was approached by n
member of the association and informed that
the rumors were true, and that the commit
tee of arrangements would be seriously en-
barrasged if this threat was carried out.
A brief statement of facts in connection
with this subject may not be ont OF place to
show the injustice of such action.
Nearly two years ago, through the efforts
of Prof. w. G. Stnbb@, OF the Louisiana state
University and Agricultural and Mechanical
College, and Hon. I. J. Bird, State commits
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tive and enterprising planters ard farmers
in This parish and West Baton Rouge anne
together and organized what has been since
known to be the Planters and Farmers Club
of East and West Baton Rouge.
The benefits to be derived from this organ
ira ton soon manifested themselves to TIN
planters and farmers in this section, ana le$
membership soon increased and spread until
every ward i'll this parish is represented on
it's roll and it has q good membership from
the west side OF the river .
This club soon developed the idea of
spreading the seeds Of the good work started
here so that the fruits therefrOm olnight be
enjoyed by the people engaged in agriculture
all over this fair State OF oars.
Accordingly, at the request of this club the
State Commissioner Of Agriculture took
several parishes to obtain full representa-
ton to a meeting to be held at Baton Rouge
for the purpose Of organizing a State society.
The Governor of the State did all IN his
power to aid the movement. which was sue
cessfulIy consljmmated, and to-day, undo
the guidance of that able, patriotic and enter
pyising gentleman, Gen. j. il. Brent, OF As
%cension, is an organization that the good
people Of Louisiana may well be proud Of.
This good work accomplished, served to
pave the way for other moves looking to the
welfare Of the agrlcultlrlst, stock. raiser and
manufacturer.
Accordingly, about three months ago the
Planters and Farmers Club OF East and West
Baton Rouge organized what is now known
rs the Central Louisiana Fair Association,
with its domicIle at Baton Rouge.
Upon completing its organization by the
election of a Board Of Directors. ETC.. this
association resolved to give its first agrlcul-
tural and stock fair on the 9TH, Sth and 9th
of December next
Not havingthe means at hand to success
fully execute their purposes. the Board OF
Directors OF the fair association appointed 3
special to Call upon themerchantS
and citizens of this parish and West Baton
Rom a o md rn0IecE SuhGprinTipnz tn aid the
enterprise.
With commemorate spirit the amount sufi-
cient to Justify the Board OF Directors to 60
ahead with the work Of preparing for the
fair was raised, and they called upon the
subscribers only as the money was needed to
defray the actual expenses for work IN pro-
gresB.
In the meantime it became known to GER
tain parties that the committee on invitation
had, among others. invited the Governor of
the State to be present at the opening OF the
fair and deliver an address.
This fact, it seems, was the signal for a
number of gentlemen who had subscribed to
the fair to inform the committee in charge of
the fair work that, unless the invitation to
Gov. McEnery was Withdrawn. they would
decline to pay the amounts they had sub
scribed.
The announcement of these facts has Gre
ated quite q sensation here, andl Is condemned
by all liberal-mlnded citizens, without re-
gard to their personal preferences in
the present political canvass, for it ls
q well-known fact that when called
on by the committee who extended
to him the courteous invitation the
Governor informed them that he was unable
to say at that time whether he could be pres
ent or not, but should he be able to do so
he would take great pleasure in doing SO,
stating that he desiredto do what he could to
make the fair a success.
For a complete disregard OF the importance
of this, an enterprise gotten up and designed
to benefit tie whole people, without regard
to differences of any character whatsoever,
this bitter partisan step excels in intolerance
anything Of the kind ever heard of in this
section.